Diecast Collector  |  January 2025
Inside the January issue of Diecast Collector, we bring you:
REGULARS
News and events - What's happening in the world of diecast collecting.
Collecting by Numbers - Charting the evolution of the Matchbox Superfast range during the Lesney years, from 1969 to 1982.
Little and Large - In which Steve Coles compares models of the same car... but in differing scales!
Corgi Through The Years - Rick Wilson continues his series of year-by-year articles from the beginning of the Corgi brand in 1956.
A-Z of Diecast - In which Alwyn Brice continues his series, leafing through the alphabet of diecasts.
Top Vintage Model - DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite from Dinky.
Your Models - A pictorial snapshot of your prized diecast models and collections.
Dear Editor - Your diecast-related questions shared.
A female perspective - Hazel Ralston considers the world of model collecting, through different eyes.
NEW MODELS
What's New - Five pages of latest new model reviews.
Into the New Year - Stephen Paul Hardy reflects on the trends of the past few months.
Holy Trinity Batman! Rick Wilson rushes to his Batcave to report on a trio of brand new classic Batmobiles.
FEATURES
And then Senna arrived - Francisco Mota looks at the Ayrton Senna effect on McLaren and in Formula 1 as a whole.
Hot Wheels Lotus 49 - Graham Heeps discovers how designer Fraser Campbell recreated the legendary Lotus 49 in Hot Wheels miniature form.
MINI GT Grand Prix Collection - Rick Wilson takes a look at a new range of models that are bound to fly off the shelf... or around the race track!
French diecast: CIJ - Andrew Ralston remembers the aviation output of a diecast great...
Lancashire's finest - Nigel Robertshaw takes a look at the iconic bonneted Leyland Comet lorry.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Diecast Collector January 2025.